Introduction to Photorealism for Oil Painting
Influences
A course by Christopher Paul Stevens , Studio Artist
Joined July 2020
Joined July 2020
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Influences can come in many forms. In this lesson, I will talk about some of the artists that influenced me. I will discuss specific paintings and techniques of these artists, as well as, photography, and writing. ”
In this video lesson Christopher Paul Stevens addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Photorealism for Oil Painting. Recreate the effects of photography with brushes and oil paint to create a realistic image on canvas using layering and blocking techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Influences Now you know more about me. In this lesson, I'd like to go over some artists that influenced me and their techniques and how I've adapted what they do into my work. I have to start with Chuck Close first and specifically, this image, the "Big Self-Portrait." One thing I wanted to mention specifically about Chuck Close is he solely worked with the grid method. Imagine hundreds of lines crisscrossing across this surface and he would work with an airbrush and one tube of black paint to paint this entire portrait by going one square at a time. Chuck suffered a disability and eventu...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Photorealism for Oil Painting
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting, Realistic Drawing
Christopher Paul Stevens
A course by Christopher Paul Stevens
Christopher Paul Stevens is a contemporary realist painter from Savannah, Georgia. He completed his MFA in painting in 2015. Stevens currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where he works full-time out of his studio. His artwork can be seen at galleries in New York, Dublin, Montreal, Portland, and Atlanta, and is featured in the Art Collection at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
His paintings capture the daily routines of 21st century Americans as they progress through their lives. By translating photographs of ordinary affairs into paintings, Stevens elevates the mundane to the monumental. His current work challenges contemporary expectations of art by exploring the relationship between painting and photography, focusing on pushing the boundaries of photorealism by exploring ways of capturing and manipulating the photograph.
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